Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 18: To highlight the various issues faced by automobile dealers, a delegation of Federation of Automobiles Dealers Associations Jammu (FADA) called on Rajinder Singh Tara, Transport Commissioner J & K, here today.
The delegation was headed by its Chairperson, Sanjay Aggarwal and other senior members of the association.
Speaking on the occasion, Aggarwal said that in J&K a parallel unauthorized channel is being operated by car brokers involved in selling of vehicles, not authorized by automobile manufacturers and even they are not registered with J & K Transport Department. They are working without any trade certificate and are involved in unfair trade practices. These brokers are getting vehicles from outside J & K, which is adversely affecting the automobile dealers in J & K who have made substantial investments and also effecting revenue generation of UT of J & K. To curb this practice he recommend introduction of additional tax on vehicles purchased from outside J & K like done by Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
On the issue of benefits under scrappage policy, he said that in J & K discount should be given to customers on registration tax on new vehicle after scrapping its old vehicle whose life has ended under Vehicle Scrapping Policy.
“Punjab Government and UT of Chandigarh has ordered for 25% concession on registration against scrappage of ELV from RVSF in case of non transport vehicles and 15% in case of transport vehicles,” he said and suggested that Exemption of Road Tax on Hybrid Vehicles should be given in J & K as per the green initiatives taken by the Government of India.
Rajinder Singh Tara, Transport Commissioner gave a patient hearing to all the issues raised and the suggestions given by FADA Jammu.
He said, the issues that were discussed today were quite valid. He assured to solve the issues raised in due course of time and take up the suggestions given with the higher concerned authorities.
Among others who attended the meeting included, Vinay Samotra, Joint Transport Commissioner, Davinder Batra, Pardeep Jain, Sanjay Mahajan, Ankur Mahajan, Sahil Mahajan, Ashish Gupta, Vikas Rathore, Ravinder Gandotra and Rohit Gandotra.
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